Jon Burlingame has announced on Facebook that his book, THE MUSIC OF JAMES BOND, will be published in October 2012 by Oxford University Press. This will be fifty years after Dr. No, the first movie in the series, premièred.

"I accepted the assignment in part because I wanted to pay homage to John and his legacy. I think you'll all be very pleased."

Jon Burlingame writes about music for films and TV for Variety and teaches film-music history at USC.

Don Black's long-awaited radio tribute to John Barry is scheduled for Monday 2nd January between 7 and 9 p.m. on BBC Radio 2.

Don remembers his first sighting of "a classy, elegant chap" on Tin Pan Alley, who ate "like a ballerina" and would despatch indebted film producers with his characteristic "Yorkshire bluntness".

On their music collaborations, he remembers Sir Tom Jones fainting after the sustained end note of Thunderball, and a producer's dismissal of the "lousy tune" and "filthy lyrics" of Diamonds Are Forever.

Don tells of artistic differences during rehearsals for Billy Liar, and the complete failure of another musical, The Little Prince And The Aviator, which closed during preview.

He recalls a memorable night at the home of Leslie Bricusse when he, Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini and Burt Bacharach had to break up a fight between Barry and John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas after the composer challenged Phillips to hum something by Mahler!

This tribute is sound-tracked by some of Barry's best loved compositions, including Born Free, Out Of Africa, The Ipcress File, Midnight Cowboy, Dances With Wolves and several of those classic Bond themes.

Director, writer and producer Bryan Forbes, who collaborated with John Barry on six films, is to be honoured by the British Film Institute.

On 24th January at the NFT, South Bank, London, Bryan will be interviewed about his career after a screening of "Whistle Down The Wind". He will then be presented with a Fellowship, the BFI's highest honour, in recognition of his lengthy and successful career in the business.

In line with its 50th anniversary, Hallmark are releasing a CD of "Stringbeat" on the 1st January 2012. Due to an extension of copyright in sound recordings from 50 to 70 years voted in by the European Parliament, which is likely to become law in the UK next year or the year after, the days of new public domain re-issues are numbered. However, this won't prevent future PD releases of music which is *already* out of copyright by the time the law is in force.

The copyright situation is succinctly summed up by David Ades of The Robert Farnon Society in this article.

All proceeds from the Charity auction which takes place via ebay on the 20th November will go to Queens Road Day Centre (London), a day service for adults with learning disabilities and multi complex needs.

Silva Screen have sub-licensed a number of their CD releases to Dutch-based company Music on Vinyl (see news item below), including The Ipcress File.

This special 180 grams audiophile vinyl release comes in a Gatefold sleeve, and at the suggestion of Silva's commercial director, David Stoner, MOV opted to restore the running order that was on the original LP and to have all the dialogue clips as a bonus 7" which comes with the LP.

All the CD booklet notes from Silva's CD have been retained in the gatefold sleeve.

It *should* be possible to order this via your local record shop (if you still have one) or via the usual on-line shops such as Amazon. However, be prepared for an expensive purchase - amazon.co.uk currently offers it for an eye-watering £27.55 - but it should be worth waiting for Silva to stock it themselves.

"The Christmas Wine" and "A Christmas Song" premiere in Colombian university concert

Two a cappella pieces written by John Barry will be performed in a choral concert on Wednesday, October 19th, 7:30 pm. The entrance is free. To acquire tickets, click this link. The event will take place at the Universidad de los Andes (Lleras auditorium), Bogotá (city), Colombia (country) The programme will include music by Debussy, Stravinsky, Villa-lobos and Arvo Pärt The Barry works that were chosen are: "The Christmas Wine" from "The Lion in Winter" and "A Christmas Song" from "The Last Valley". Program: Heitor Villalobos - Ave Maria; Maurice Duruflé - Quatre Motets, Op.10; John Barry - The Christmas Wine (from "The Lion in Winter"); John Barry - A Christmas Song (from "The Last Valley"); Igor Stravinsky - Ave Maria, Credo, Pater Noster; Heitor Villa-lobos - Duas Lendas Amerindias em Nheengatu; Arvo Pärt - Magnificat; Claude Debussy - Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orleans Choir: Los Andes University Chamber Choir Guest conductor: Alexander Klein

The Guildford School of Acting (attached to the University of Surrey) are producing the John Barry / Don Black musical "Billy" as part of their 3rd year Musical Theatre. The cast are GSA 3rd year students, about to graduate next sumer, with professional director and designer. Location: The Ivy Arts Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH Dates: November 2, 3, 4, at 7.30pm and November 5 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets online from the University's Arts website

Enterprising Dutch-based company Music on Vinyl has announced the release of The Ipcress File.

This special 180 grams audiophile vinyl release comes in a Gatefold sleeve, and for those who enjoyed the dialogue snippets found on the recent Silva Screen CD, a bonus 7-inch vinyl recording is included in the package.

It *should* be possible to order this via your local record shop (if you still have one) or via the usual on-line shops such as Amazon. However, be prepared for an expensive purchase - amazon.co.uk currently offers it for an eye-watering £27.55!

"A tribute to the great Hollywood film composer John Barry who died last year. The concert will feature music from the best of his many James Bond soundtracks including Diamonds are Forever and Goldfinger, as well as his Academy and Grammy Award-winning scores for Born Free, Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves and more." LinkDifferent link

From Classic FM: "John's work has already had a strong showing on this year's Movie Music Chart on Classic FM. The MMC is an annual countdown of the nation's favourite film soundtracks. We're counting them down all day today. Here's the chart in full: http://moviemusicchart.classicfm.co.uk/ "

Harry Potter, James Bond and Henry V rub shoulders in a concert of great music from the movies. From the terror of the Psycho shower scene and the thrill of Star Wars to the heartbreaking beauty of Cinema Paradiso, this BBC Prom also includes a special tribute to the late John Barry. The BBC Concert Orchestra is joined by conductor Keith Lockhart and young British violinist Chloe Hanslip. Presented by Charles Hazlewood and Samira Ahmed. (Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2011)

Regretfully we only found out today about John Barry's Golden Touch, part of Behind the Screen with BAFTA / Film4 Summer Screen, which takes place at Somerset House, London, on 28th July:

"The late John Barry is undoubtedly one of cinema’s greatest composers. Well known for his outstanding, brand-defining scores for the Bond series from Dr. No through The Living Daylights, he also wrote the music for countless other major features: Petulia, The Lion in Winter, Walkabout, Midnight Cowboy, Out of Africa, Body Heat, among them. Over the years, he received 5 Oscars, a BAFTA and 4 Grammys awards, an amazing record which also reflects the high regard in which he was held by the industry. In this event, Composer Miguel Mera will lead several of Barry’s musical sons and daughters through a rich array of his spectacular scores to celebrate his particularly golden touch."

Unfortunately the event is already sold out, as is the film it accompanies later that evening, The Spy Who Loved Me.

It's a pity BAFTA didn't tells us about the event earlier since we could have ensured the real John Barry fans got the opportunity to attend the talk. We could also have pointed out that the film they've chosen has no music by John Barry!

This massive 3 disc set features both scores for the film -- Barry's mostly rejected score as well as Colombier's score used for the film. Barry fans are in for a treat. His score to this Eddie Murphy flick is one of the finest he ever wrote. It's like his lost Bond score by way of Somewhere in Time.

Before we forget to mention it: The JB memorial concert (RAH) is being broadcast on BBC radio 2 - Friday 1st July at 20:00 BST: Friday Night is Music Night. " Sir Michael Parkinson introduces a memorial concert to celebrate the life of composer John Barry, which was recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in June." "... as well as tributes from Don Black, Sir Michael Caine, Timothy Dalton, Sir George Martin, and Sir Tim Rice." No, Sir Tim did not do a tribute. Or listen (again for a whole week) online.

By the way the TV cameras in the hall were there only for the internal TV circuit shown on the large screen - or so said the main cameraman.

Current thinking seems to indicate the BFI area on the South Bank in the afternoon, or late afternoon. The restaurant is literally on the bank of the South Bank, almost underneath Waterloo Bridge. You walk across the footbridge from Embankment tube to the South Bank, turn left down the steps and walk along the bank, past the Royal Festival Hall, until you almost get to the National. You cannot miss it.

The BFI is outdoors and in. Weather forecast at the time of writing is not good:

The Riverfront, the BFI restaurant on the South Bank is a good place for eating in the afternoon. It has both indoor and outdoor facilities and it's not too far away from South Kensington tube station...

... which itself is 15 minutes walk from the RAH or...

... The Gore Hotel, which could equally be the final pre-concert drinks meeting venue!

So: 1pm-4.30pm (approx) at the BFI and 5pm onwards at the Gore Hotel, next to the RAH, by the way.

We do not know if we all fit in anywhere, so don't pin us down on anything. But these are two places we know about where fans try to meet. And many have never met before. Proprietors won't know what's going to hit them!

* Digital album available via iTunes, Amazon, Napster and many other digital platforms

Cat No: SILED1246 / UK release date: 2nd May 2011

On 2nd May Silva Screen is set to release JOHN BARRY - The Classic Scores, a comprehensive digital album centering on Classical John Barry scores.

One of the Hollywood greats, with five Oscars to his name, John Barry’s career spans over half-a-century and 100 films. Today, Barry is defined by 12 James Bond scores, with other outstanding musical achievements including Midnight Cowboy, Out Of Africa and Dances With Wolves.

This extensive compilation features John Barry’s classically sounding film music output, soundtracks from six films - The Lion In Winter (Oscar winning score), Mary Queen Of Scots, Robin And Marian, The Last Valley, Walkabout and Zulu.

These reissues have received critical acclaim across the world from film music fans and are gathered together in one set for the very first time.

Robin And Marian 1-21 Main Title 1-22 The Ride To Sherwood/The Ride To Nottingham 1-23 Robin And Marian/Fight And Recognition/”He Was My King” 1-24 Dawn In Sherwood 1-25 Over The Wall/Escape 1-26 First Love Theme 1-27 Trapped 1-28 Nuns 1-29 In The Church/This Way 1-30 Second Love Theme 1-31 The Ride To Sherwood/The Ride To Nottingham 1-32 In Position/Preparation For Battle 1-33 Third Love Theme 1-34 The Fight Must Go On 1-35 John Bursts In/The End

The Last Valley 2-1 Main Titles Part 1 2-2 The Rape Of Khutai 2-3 The Plague Pit 2-4 Entry Into The Last Valley 2-5 “Why Not Winter In The Valley?”/The Death Of Eskesen 2-6 An Evening Song 2-7 Captain Meets Erica/Winning Erica 2-8 The Villagers Fight For The Shrine 2-9 The Priest Prays For Guidance/The Shrine 2-10 Vogel’s Dream/The Last Valley 2-11 The Giving Away Of The Women/An Offertory Chant 2-12 Hansen Tries To Murder Captain 2-13 A Children’s Song 2-14 Graf Returns/Mountain Skirmish/The Village Attack 2-15 Departure For Rhinefelden 2-16 A Christmas Song 2-17 Witchcraft/Erica Is Burned At The Stake 2-18 Vogel Leaves The Valley 2-19 Night Battle At Rhinefelden 2-20 Death Of Captain/End Title 2-21 The Last Valley – Main Titles Part 2

Walkabout 2-22 Walkabout 2-23 The Children 2-24 Stranded 2-25 Night In The Outback 2-26 Survival Test/The Journey 2-27 The Three Of Us 2-28 Together At Sunrise 2-29 The Deserted Settlement/The Final Dance 2-30 Back To Nature

Zulu 2-31 Theme/Isandhlwana 2-32 Titles/News Of The Massacre/Rorke’s Drift Threatened 2-33 Bromhead’s Safari/Wagons Over 2-34 You’re All Going To Die 2-35 First Zulu Appearance And Assault 2-36 Men Of Harlech 2-37 Durnford’s Horses Arrive And Depart/The Third Assault 2-38 Zulu’s Final Appearance And Salute 2-39 Men Of Harlech/End Title

We understand from a thread on the Film Score Monthly forum that Kritzerland are releasing "Until September"with the same content as the Intrada release of the same title. More... (if the pages loads, it doesn't at the time of adding this item)

From the BBC Proms 2011 website: "On Friday 12 August, the BBC Concert Orchestra will play music from films including Harry Potter, Star Wars and Psycho. There will also be a tribute to Bond composer John Barry." Programme...

To make a separate donation towards The John Barry Scholarship for Film Composition or to purchase VIP tickets, one can download the booking form from the RCM website.

Friends and fans of Barry’s are welcome to attend the concert by purchasing tickets available from 15th April from the Royal Albert Hall box office 020 7589 8212 (open 9am – 9pm) or book online at , See Tickets 0844 811 0051, Ticketmaster 0844 844 0444.

http://www.picturehouses.co.uk The City Screen Cinema in York will be holding a tribute to John Barry, opening with Seance on a Wet Afternoon at 5.30pm on Sunday, 10th April. The screening will be introduced by York composer Christian Vassie. Midnight Cowboy will be shown on April 17th at 8.00pm, followed by Walkabout, on April 26th at 6.15pm. Tickets can be purchased online at the above address.

A tribute to the late James Bond composer featuring Yots KSaturday 16 April at 10.00pm Composer John Barry, who died in January 2011, was renowned for his themes to the James Bond films including 'Goldfinger', 'You Only Live Twice', 'From Russia With Love' and Diamonds Are Forever'. Expect to hear these and many more classic songs in this special tribute concert featuring Afro-Grecian jazz singer Yots K and guests. 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX Box office: 0844 873 3433 / Website

You Only Live Twice at the Lafayette Theater in Suffern, New York, Saturday, June 11 There will be a screening of You Only Live Twice at the Lafayette Theater in Suffern, New York on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 11:30 AM. The screening is dedicated to the memory of John Barry. Here's the website - Then link to the Lafayette theater.Pete D.

Quartet Records proudly presents: THE KNACK ... AND HOW TO GET IT Music Composed and Conducted by John Barry.

Long awaited new edition of a true classic by John Barry and one of his most influential works in the sixties. Previously released on CD by Ryko in 1998 and out-of-print for many years, our edition has been mastered with a very improved sound based on a new and fresh transfer from the original stereo tape. Deluxe booklet includes 24 pages with lots of stills and new liner notes by Geoff Leonard and Pete Walker.

Limited edition of 1000 units. We understand that strong early sales of "The Knack" means there are now only 200 copies left. Order now to avoid disappointment! Order from 25th March via http://www.quartetrecords.com/

Submitted by Alan More. France Musique, the classical radio channel of Radio France is doing a 3 part "John Barry So British" special in the Sunday programme Easy Tempo. First broadcast was Sunday night March 6 and the programme is detailed here and available for replay the next 30 days.

There will be 2 showings of "Across The Sea Of Time", Saturday, March 19, 2011, Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center of Gateway National Park, 120 New York Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305. The visitor's center located under the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Bridge. Showtimes at daytime 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM Eastern Time.

Also on the bill 1967 documentary "Island Called Ellis" at 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM.

Screenings won't be IMAX 3D, will be Dolby Stereo to fully experience John Barry's glorious music.

More information: 718 354 4500This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.www.nps.gov/gate

Hats off to Pete Walker who has just discovered a hitherto unknown John Barry composition. "Pray to The Lord" was written for an album of Organ music in honour of Dr. Francis Jackson's 90th birthday, in 2007.

The CD (and accompanying organ sheet music in book format) containing a recording by John Scott Whiteley can normally be ordered from Banks Music Publications in York, but apparently they are fresh out of them. Not much of a cheese shop really, is it?

However, they say it is being reprinted/pressed and further copies will be available in a few weeks.

Following hard on the heels of the Adam Faith box-set news, EMI has announced a John Barry box-set. That's the good news. The not so good news is that this appears to be an exact reissue of the three volumes of "The EMI Years" from the early 90s. So no additional tracks and no new remastering. It does look to be cheap, though!

The Bees Knees (The EMI Years 1957-1964) (3CD) Due for release on 11 April 2011

Thanks to a kind donation we now have the actual 1960s/70s sheet music from From Russia With Love (The James Bond Theme, From Russia With Love), Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Born Free, Wednesday's Child (The Quiller Memorandum), and The Persuaders on our website, as PDF files. Enjoy. Do you have John Barry sheet music and it's no longer commercially available, please help us.

There will be a two-hour John Barry tribute on Classic FM, UK, Sunday night at 8pm on the David Mellor's show. N.B.! Slightly (slightly?) disappointing to us hardcore fans, he plays just six themes (covers too and not the best) and the rest all covers of famous film themes. "Dancing With Wolves"? Opps.

In a surprise move which will fill John Barry fans with some hope, the website Play.com has listed an Adam Faith box-set as being released on 4th April.

We don’t know everything yet because Play.com only list details for four of the six CDs, but we’ll update as soon as possible. The other CDs probably contain tracks from the albums, On The Move & Faith Alive!. The good news is that there are many tracks previously unreleased and many others are newly remastered. It’s also very cheap at £13.99!

It’s not easy to tell just from the titles listed, but it appears that John Barry would have been involved in some of the previously unreleased tracks, such as Rivers Run Dry, I Know What I Want, That's What Love Will Do, and La Bamba. There is no sign of "What a Whopper" which suggests it might not have been an EMI recording.

This week’s episode of The Classic FM Podcast features a tribute to John Barry, including an interview Anne-Marie Minhall did with him in 2006, as well as an interview with David Arnold from Monday. It’s available for download from iTunes, and at classicfm.com:

This weekend Fali R. Singara will be doing a 2 hour special show live of John Barry's best themes and his legacy to Bond on All India Radio. It's on 107.1 FM in Mumbai and from 10-12 in the evening. Unfortunately All India Radio can't stream the show live outside of India on the web.

The Music Week web site says "Plans for John Barry London tribute". It has an interview with Don Black who says that he believes that Laurie Barry is possibly going to have the tribute at the Royal Albert Hall either June or July.

PIA website

Play It Again Records CD catalogue offered the discerning listener a wide choice of digitally re-mastered recordings from film and television, and rare collections of work from the likes of Don Black and Ron Grainer.

Back by popular demand, popular Q The Music Show is coming back to The Harlington, Fleet bringing their fabulous and iconic music of James Bond to you in a stunning concert. This show has been a huge success at other theatres with its energetic and exciting performance by some of the UK’s leading musicians.

Featuring all the songs from the 007 movies, you can hear the greats like Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, Skyfall, Thunderball, Live And Let Die, Goldeneye and Licence To Kill amongst all the others. With top musicians, dancers, and an informative and highly amusing compere, this show as everything you could want for a fabulous night out – and one that you will be talking about for years to come.

Formed in 2004, Q The Music Show have established a worldwide reputation for their authentic covers, orchestral sound and fabulous hair-raising vocalists. The show has been popular abroad at events in Monte Carlo, Germany, Italy, Guernsey, Prague and many others.

The popular Q The Music Show brings its James Bond Concert Spectacular to Buxton Opera House. The 13-piece band will be bringing the fabulous and iconic music of James Bond to you in a stunning concert. This show has been a huge success all around the world with its energetic and exciting performance by some of the UK’s leading musicians.

Featuring all the songs from the 007 movies, you can hear the greats like Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, Skyfall, Thunderball, Live And Let Die, Goldeneye and Licence To Kill amongst all the others. With top musicians and an informative and highly amusing compere, this show as everything you could want for a fabulous night out – and one that you will be talking about for years to come.

Formed in 2004, Q The Music Show have established a worldwide reputation for their authentic covers, orchestral sound and fabulous hair-raising vocalists. The show has been popular abroad at events in Monte Carlo, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Guernsey, Prague and many others.

Barry Goldfinger (1964)Barry Main Theme, ZuluBarry On her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) We Have All the Time in the WorldBarry Somewhere in TimeBarry MoviolaBarry The PersuadersBarry Mary, Queen of ScotsBarry Midnight CowboyBarry Suite, Dances with Wolves

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Barry Born FreeBarry All Time High, Octopussy (1983)Barry Theme, Out of Africa (1985)Barry Body HeatBarry ChaplinBarry Space March (Capsule in Space), You Only Live TwiceBarry The KnackBarry Suite, James Bond

Legendary Hollywood composer John Barry won five Oscars throughout a career creating some of the most memorable music in the history of cinema. Enjoy an evening of his greatest hits – Bond themes from Goldfinger to We Have All the Time in the World, music from Zulu, Midnight Cowboy, Dances with Wolves and more.